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The Ypres Salient - 2010
Itinerary ~ Pricing ~ Cashback ~ BookingFollowing many requests and lots of feedback from a questionnaire in the Banyan Tree (BT120), we are pleased to be offering a visit to the Ypres (Ieper) Salient in 2010. The salient was the out and out 'winner' of our survey, with July/August being the most popular months for a visit, with August pulling in the most votes. In brief, the details of the trip will be as follows;
| Date | Schedule | Details |
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| Sunday 1st August | Depart Hull via P&O North Sea Ferries | We have chosen to travel via North Sea Ferries as this will maximise the amount of touring time available. It also means that members from all over the UK will be able to make their own way to Hull in time for a 7pm sailing. On-board meals are included in the price. |
| Monday 2nd August | Arrive Zeebrugge | After disembarking at just before 9am, we will set off for the one hour drive to Ieper and the Hotel Oude Abdij (Old Abbey) in nearby Lo (www.oudeabdij.com). We will be taking in a few sights en-route and full details of the first day's schedule will be published nearer the day in our tour brochure. During our stay at the Oude Abdij, one evening meal (the second evening being set-aside for the Last Post ceremony in Ieper) and both breakfast have been included in the price of the excursion.. |
| Touring | Our exact schedule will be published in a tour brochure nearer the day, following lots of consultation with society members. We will be attending the Last Post at Ieper as that was an almost unanimous requirement from everyone who completed the survey. We will also take in 'TOC H' and a selection of battlefields, cemeteries and museums. We will be inviting everyone who books a place (between now and the end of April 2010) to submit their itinerary suggestions and the details of any relatives who may be buried in the area. Our Military Research Team will find out what they can about your fallen ancestors and we will try our best to arrange a visit to their grave. Obviously, we will not be able to visit them all, but we will aim to visit as many as we can. |
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| Tuesday 3rd August | Touring | |
| Wednesday 4th August | Touring | |
| Depart Zeebrugge | At 7pm we will leave Zeebrugge for our return trip to Hull with North Sea Ferries. Once again, all on-board meals are included in the price. | |
| Thursday 5th August | Arrive Hull | We anticipate disembarking at Hull's King George Dock at 9am, leaving the rest of the day for you to do with as you wish. If you are not a regular visitor to the city, might we recommend |
a visit to The Deep, the world's only Submarium, or one of the many excellent free museums.We are setting the price of this excursions at just £250 per person. When you compare this with the commercial tours I think you will agree that we are offering excellent value for money. Hoults Tours, for example, offer a four day trip to the Salient for £590, leaving from London's Victoria Coach Station (www.holts.co.uk).
During the tour we will be traveling on one of East Yorkshire Motor Service's air-conditioned luxury coaches. We will be accompanied by a very experience tour guide to make sure that everyone gets the most out of their visit.
We do not offer our excursions to make money. Once all of the bills have been paid, any surplus will be returned to you. We have to charge more than we anticipate the excursion will cost so that we can be guaranteed all overheads are covered, no matter how many people decide to travel. The more people we have on the coach, the more the relative price per person will fall and the bigger the cash-back cheque we will be able to send out at the beginning of September. The system works really well; just ask anyone who has been on any of our Kew Weekenders.
We have number of payment plans available to help you spread the cost. to discover more, or to reserve your place, please visit our Reservations Page.
